Dec 29, 2008

Ratings Redux

Here's an experiment. I have introduced a recommendation survey about last month's book. It only has three possible responses, "Yes", "Yes, but with some qualifier", or "Not really". Let's conduct a trial. I don't want to get into complex surveys, but this could be a good way of sharing the book with others.

Dec 22, 2008

Ratings.

Hey Bill, it would be cool if we could all vote on various aspects of the book after the discussions. Does this site support that? For instance, we could have various categories:
Character development
Plot
Prose quality
Overall Impression
Recommendation?
Clearly, more info in essay form would be needed, but you could send other friends to the site to get a feel for the book at a glance.
Reid

Well done!

Great work Bill. I can't even remember what we read last week. Did you keep a list?

Zorba the Greek

By Nikos Kazantzakis
Selected by Reid
January 18, 2009

Dec 14, 2008

Burro Genius

By Victor Villasenor
Selected by Sandra
December 2008

Nov 23, 2008

Run

By Ann Patchett
Selected by Kim
November 2008

Oct 26, 2008

The Distant Land of My Father

By Bo Caldwell
Selected by Sacha
October 2008

Sep 21, 2008

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

By Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Selected by Ray
September 2008

Aug 17, 2008

Water for Elephants

By Sara Gruen
Selected by Reid
August 2008

Jul 20, 2008

The Namesake

By Jhumpa Lahiri
Selected by Charlotte
July 2008

Jun 22, 2008

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

By Pierre Bayard
Selected by Bill
June 2008

May 18, 2008

Three Cups of Tea

By Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Selected by Abe
May 2008

Mar 30, 2008

Special Topics in Calamity Physics

By Marisha Pessi
Selected by John
March 2008

Feb 17, 2008

The Pillars of the Earth

By Ken Follett
Selected by Jacquelyn


February 2008

Jan 20, 2008

The History of Love

By Nicole Krauss
Selected by Brenda
January 2008